Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-20

the most damage with his right, but always
before much harm haf been done the men
closed and fell together.
In the eighteenth round Kilrain knocked
Smith clean off his legs with right-hander,
and raised lump on his ear as big as an egg.
After this kilrain seemed to be less dis
tresssd than Smith, who continued his en-
deavors to force the pace. In the twentieth
round Smith made desperate effort to put
kilrain on the defensive, but was unable to
establish lead. By this time kilrain's right
eye was closed and Smiths left ear was in
creasing in sizs. In the twenty-second round
Smith was badly punished, kilrain finishing
the round by falling heavily upon him. In
the twenty fifth round Smith was very weak
| and SPARED for wind to the end of the round.
In the thirtieth round Smiths condition was
much improved, and he fought desperately.
Charley Mitchell appealed to the referee
to allow foul against Baldock, one of
Smiths seconds, for gouging kilrain while
separating theimen at the end of the thirty
first round, but the referee would not al
| low it,
| The next four rounds were in Smiths
favor, and then matters became equal again
| The weather was cold and very trying 10 the
men. kilrain's right eye was closed, but
Smiths swelled ear burst and relieved him
of the acute pain it had caused him
Smith rallied in the thirty sixth round,
| though minute before he had looked like a
sure loser The seconds now busted them
| selves with both men and so handled them
| that at the fortieth round both were
stronger, though Kilrain was the better of
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| Smith that he was, as he found himself
| obliged to fall frequently to avoid the pun
ishment the American was beginning to deal
| out to him The odds now veered in favor
| of Kilrain, though in the forty fifth both
men grew weak again. They fought deter
minedly, however, but there was more clos
ing and wrestling than fighting.
From this point to the ninetieth round the
| friends of Smith did not conceal their anx.
iety Kilrain held a very decided advan.
tage, and knocked Smith down three times,
| though Smith returned the compliment
| ounce. One hundred rounds were fought
| in two hours and twenty minutes. Both men
were still strong in the legs, but the light OF
| day was fast fading and the cold increased.
Smiths seconds repeatedly urged the referee
to stop the fight claiming that the time
keepers could not see their watches, and the
| referee himself could not see whether fou
occurred or not Smith appeared to i'm
| prove in the last six rounds, but Kilrain kept
| on in his old style, cool, collected and wary.
| At the lb6th and last round both men were
| fighting as fast as at the start, but as it was
now quite dark Referee Atkinson ordered
the fight ad journed until Tuesday, amid the
cheers of the spectators Later Smith and
Kilrain met on board the steamer and
agreed to call the fight a draw, as both
wished to fight Sullivan and a resumption o.
the battle would debar the loser from chal
longing the Boston fighter. Counterparts Of
the colors worn by both men were largely
worn by the rival bands Of spectators. Th'
colors of Kilrain bore the stars and stripes
the harp of ireland and portrait of him
self Smiths colors were portrait of him
self and the royal standard surmounted by
the typical sporting pelican.
NEW YORK, Dec 20-Mr Fox says h
will match Kilrain against Sullivan TO
| either s., 1000 or $4,000